Wednesday, May 13, 2015

When will the person or persons responsible for Teoh Beng Hock’s death be brought to book?

Press Statement by M Kula Segaran, DAP
National Vice Chairman and MP for Ipoh Barat in Ipoh on 13th May 13,
2015

When
will the person or persons responsible for Teoh Beng Hock’s death be brought to
book?

After six years of legal battles, MACC finally admitted to negligence on
their part resulting in Teoh Beng Hock’s death in 2009.

However, there must be a complete closure for this tragedy and the police
must do their utmost to bring person or persons responsible for Teoh’s death to
book.

On September 5 last year,the Court
of Appeal set aside the open verdict by a coroner into Teoh's death in 2009,
ruling that “a person or persons were responsible” for his death.

On the following day, Federal Criminal Investigation Department director
Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh told the media that police would relook Teoh's case to
decide if it should be reclassified as murder.

He
said Bukit Aman had formed a special team
to reopen the investigations into Teoh’s death.

MACC also issued a statement and
said that they would leave it to the police to conduct

investigations and the
Attorney-General to decide whether anyone should be prosecuted.

On March 16 this year, IGP Tan Sri
Khalid also said that to ensure that there is justice for all parties including
the family of the late Teoh; police needed time to conduct the investigation
from various angles.

It has been more than 8 months since
the Police reopened investigations, the Attorney General and the Inspector
General of Police should tell Malaysians the progress of investigation
including what actions that have been taken.

Were the MACC officers implicated
arrested for questioning, if not, why?

How much more time will the Police
need to complete the investigation?

The Teoh family have suffered and waited for six
long years for MACC to finally admit their negligence.

There must be no further delay on the part of the
Police to find the truth and the culprits who caused Teoh‘s death.